Planning an event
How to show guest photos in a live slideshow at your party
Set up the Suas Memórias live slideshow on a TV or projector, display the QR code and follow the photos guests upload during your celebration.
Want to show guests' photos on a TV or projector while the party is happening? In Suas Memórias, open Live slideshow from your album's management page and connect the computer to the screen. Photos advance automatically, with the option to display a QR code so guests can upload theirs.
It brings pictures from every table into the celebration: a group selfie, a family hug or a photo of someone who has just arrived. The slideshow is included in both plans and displays no Suas Memórias branding.
Set up the TV or projector before guests arrive
Ask the venue or sound crew which screen you can use and where the computer will sit. An HDMI cable is often a straightforward connection. Check that the computer has the right port or bring an adapter.
The computer needs internet access to fetch new photos, and guests need a connection to upload them. Test reception where the equipment will be placed. If guest Wi-Fi is available, make its connection instructions easy to find.
Allow a few minutes to check the picture on the screen and turn off computer notifications. That gives you time to resolve setup issues before the party starts.
Open your album's slideshow
On the computer connected to the screen, follow these steps:
- Sign in and open the party album. Use the management page, where the organizer's tools are available.
- Click “Live slideshow”. Read the setup instructions and choose “Open in a new tab”.
- Switch to fullscreen. Move the pointer over the slideshow to find the controls. Check that the QR code is visible and the photos are advancing. If playback is paused, click “Start”.
- Try an upload from your phone. Scan the QR code, enter your name, choose a photo and confirm the upload in your browser. Guests follow the same steps, with no app to install or account to create.
Uploads open three days before the celebration. Complete this test within that window. If the album has no photos yet, the slideshow can display the QR code to encourage the first contribution.
Give each photo time on screen
The slideshow uses the album's 30 most recent photos and checks for new uploads every 30 seconds. When a new photo arrives, it joins the sequence after the image currently on screen. Every contribution remains in the gallery even after it leaves this recent selection.
The initial interval is eight seconds per photo. The controls let you choose five, eight or twelve seconds, pause playback and move backward or forward. To check a new upload without waiting for the next refresh, click “Update photos”.
At a fifteenth-birthday party, for example, let the sequence play near the dance floor. Pause it during a speech or tribute so the changing pictures do not compete for everyone's attention.
Invite guests to participate through the screen's QR code
The QR code appears alongside the slideshow. Scanning it opens the party album on a guest's phone so they can upload photos. A short announcement from the host helps: “Your photos can appear here too. Just scan the code and share them in the album.”
Keep the invitation on the tables as well. Guests sitting far from the screen may have trouble scanning its code. Both codes lead to the same album.
You can hide the QR code through the controls when you want to focus on the pictures, then show it again later. Adjust it to suit each part of the celebration.
Let another organizer run the screen without sharing your password
If your event planner or a relative will handle the screen, use “Invite an organizer” on the album's management page. Once they accept, they can open the slideshow through their own account.
The slideshow address requires an account with organizer access. If you copy it to another computer, sign in to an authorized account there. Give guests the guest album link or its QR code.
To prepare this experience, create a party album with a live slideshow. Personalize the invitation, activate the album and arrange the screen with your event team.
Common questions
Does the slideshow play videos uploaded by guests?
The live slideshow displays photos. Videos up to 15 seconds long uploaded on the Complete plan stay in the album gallery, where they can be watched and downloaded.